Visibility complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2003 MINI Cooper has 52 NHTSA visibility complaints and 0 visibility-related recalls.
52
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2013 | VISIBILITY | GOT IN CAR ONE MORNING AND NOTICED WINDSHIELD HAD CRACKED IN CENTER FROM TOP OF WINDSHIELD AND FROM ... |
| Nov 15, 2009 | VISIBILITY | 2003 MINI COOPER S. MY WIPER MOTOR DIED IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM, OR SO I THOUGHT. DRIVING WITHOUT THE W... |
| Apr 1, 2008 | VISIBILITY | BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVERS SIDE WINDOWS ARE STUTTERING WHEN I TRY TO ROLL THEM UP OR DOWN. THIS IS ... |
| Jan 1, 2008 | VISIBILITY | MY 2003 MINI COOPER HAS A CRACKED WINDSHIELD THAT RESULTED FROM STRUCTURAL PROBLEMS. IT IS L-SHAPED... |
| Nov 14, 2007 | VISIBILITY | THE DRIVER'S SIDE (POWER) WINDOW OF MY 2003 MINI COOPER S (50K MI) FAILED TO OPERATE PROPERLY WHILE ... |
| Jul 20, 2007 | VISIBILITY | 2003 MINI COOPER S. BOTH WINDOWS ARE STUCK AND DO NOT WORK. HAD BOTH MOTORS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY.... |
| Mar 3, 2007 | VISIBILITY | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD CRACK. *JB |
| Sep 18, 2006 | VISIBILITY | THE POWER WINDOWS FAIL TO OPEN. DURING THE EVENT OF A CRASH WHERE THE WINDOW IS THE SOLE SOURCE OF E... |
| Sep 8, 2006 | VISIBILITY | DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW DOES NOT OPEN WHEN TOGGLE IS DEPRESSED, DUE TO MOTOR FAILURE INSIDE THE D... |
| Jun 25, 2006 | VISIBILITY,EQUIPMENT | 2003 MINI COOPER WINDSHIELD FAILURE. SPONTANEOUS CRACK ALTHOUGH DEALER INSISTS IT WAS A PIN HOLE SI... |
| Jan 3, 2005 | VISIBILITY | THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR... |
| Nov 11, 2004 | VISIBILITY | DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW WILL LOCK UP AND NOT MOVE, MOTOR AND REGULATOR REPLACED AGAIN. *AK |
| Oct 4, 2004 | VISIBILITY | WINDSHIELD CRACKED WITHOUT BEING STRUCK BY OBJECT.*AK |
| Aug 22, 2004 | VISIBILITY | SPONTANEOUS CRACK FORMING IN MINI COOPER WINDSHIELD. OVERNIGHT, A CRACK APPEARED IN MY WINDSHILED ST... |
| Aug 12, 2004 | VISIBILITY | WHILE DRIVING MY 2003 MINI COOPER, I NOTICED A CRACK IN THE BOTTOM MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRA... |
| Apr 25, 2004 | VISIBILITY | WINDSHIELD CRACKED ON MY MINI COOPER FROM DEBRIS ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MINI... |
| Apr 7, 2004 | VISIBILITY | THE SLIGHTEST PEBBLE CAUSES STARS, CHIPS, AND CRACKS IN MY MINI COOPER WINDSHIELD. I'M ON MY THIRD ... |
| Apr 2, 2004 | VISIBILITY | BMW MINI COOPERS HAVE DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELDS THAT CRACK REPEATEDLY WITHOUT ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. THE GL... |
| Mar 19, 2004 | VISIBILITY | LARGE WINDSHIELD CRACK SUDDENLY APPEARED WITHOUT EVIDENCE OF ANY IMPACT TO THE WINDSHIELD. *AK |
| Mar 12, 2004 | VISIBILITY | THE MINIS WINDSHIEL BEING SOFT AND WEAK WHICH LEAVES IS MORE PRONE TO PITTING, CHIPPING AND TO CRACK... |